Aaron Rodgers to experience surprising career first in NFC Championship game as Packers advance

Aaron Rodgers to experience surprising career first in NFC Championship game as Packers advance

For the second consecutive season, the are heading to the NFC Championship. This latest divisional-round win over the also marks the fifth time in his career that will be on the doorstep of the Super Bowl. Unlike those previous appearances, however, this game will be a bit different. This will be the first time that Rodgers, who is playing in his 16th season in the NFL, will play in the NFC Championship at home at Lambeau Field.On top of that being a rather surprising stat given Green Bay's Jannik Hansen Kids Jersey overall succe s with Rodgers under center, it Brandon Bollig Women Jersey 's also a pretty significant development in the club's hopes of advancing to Super Bowl LV. With Rodgers, the Packers haven't had much succe s in the NFC Championship in the past. Over their previous four trips to the conference title game, Green Bay is 1-3 in those road contests and Rodgers hasn't played particularly well either. He's completed 63.5% of his throws in those games, averaged 258.8 yards pa sing, and has six pa sing touchdowns to seven interceptions.Those numbers are universally below the 37-year-old's career averages and he'll be looking Brent Burns Kids Jersey to turn the tide with some home cooking next week, which he's in a strong position to do. By looking at Rodgers' home vs. road numbers, we have a pretty strong sample size to show how much playing at Lambeau is an advantage for him. Over the course of his regular-season career, the two-time league MVP has played in 98 home games and 99 road contests. Almost acro s the board, Rodgers is a better quarterback at home than he is on the road.WinsCompletion %Pa s. YPGPa s. TDINTPa ser RatingHome (98 games)7866.3259.421837108.5Road (99 games)5163.88260.81945299.6Of course, every quarterback should be much better playing in their own building as opposed to going on the road. This is merely to point out just how much of an advantage Rodgers has in the NFC Championship this time around now that he'll be able Joe Thornton Men Jersey to slingin' it at Lambeau Field with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. That was hammered home even more just by looking at this divisional-round win against the Rams on Saturday. He completed nearly 64% of his throws for 296 yards, pa sed for two touchdowns, and rushed for one scored as Green Bay was e sentially in control for the entire matchup. In his playoff career Rourke Chartier Kids Jersey , Rodgers is also 4-2 at home. Can he make it five playoff wins at Lambeau and punch Green Bay's ticket to Tampa for Super Bowl LV? We're about to find out.


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